Symposium on Biotechnology with honorary doctor Bernd Nidetzky
- For whom
- Students , Employees , Private individuals , Alumni
- When
- 22-03-2023 from 15:00 to 18:00
- Where
- Campus Coupure - auditorium E2
- Language
- English
- Organizer
- Sylvie Peeters
- Contact
- communicatie.fbw@ugent.be
On 24 March 2023, Bernd Nidetzky receives an honorary doctorate at Ghent University. For this occasion, the faculty of Bioscience Engineering organizes a symposium on Biotechnology on 22 March, to which you are cordially invited.
Bernd Nidetzky
Professor Bernd Nidetzky is Scientific Director of the Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology and head of the Institute of Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering at Graz University of Technology.
Nidetzky conducts basic and applied research on enzymes related to biocatalytic synthesis, synthetic biology and reaction engineering. The focus is on carbohydrate-active enzymes as well as enzymes that work at solid interfaces.
Programme
15.00 Tom Desmet (UGent, promotor): Introduction
15.05 Bernd Nidetzky (TU Graz, laureate): Frontiers in Biotechnology
15.35 Jorick Franceus (UGent, team lead): Sugar valorization through European collaboration
15.55 Marjan De Mey (CSB, group leader): Responsible research and innovation through co-creation
16.15 Coffee Break
16.45 Willy Verstraete (FWO, President): Funding scientific excellence and international cooperation
17.00 Bernd Nidetzky (ACIB, Director): The Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology
17.20 Christine Durinx (VIB, Managing Director): Excellent science as a driver for innovation
17.40 Chris Stevens (CESPE & UGent, PI): Green chemistry and white-red biotechnology
18.00 Reception